# PiBow & Sense Hat **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 25, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405 "2016-11-25T10:41:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smithy1155](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@smithy1155](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/smithy1155)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405/1 "2016-11-25T10:41:14Z")
I’m just wondering if anyone could help me I’m new to adding accessories to the Raspberry Pi I’ve currently got a Raspberry Pi 3 and looking to buy a Sense Hat with a Pibow 3 coupe, but I’ve got a few questions. Does the Sense Hat come with standoffs or will i need to purchase them, if so which ones? From what I’ve seen the Sense Hat sits on top of the Pibow 3 Coupe, so with this in mind do i need a GPIO header, I’ve read were some people have suggested it, but i’m not 100% sure, as i won’t be adding anything else to the GPIO, and again i’m not sure on which GPIO headers to get. Many thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405/2 "2016-11-25T11:16:40Z")
Very few HATs come with standoffs, they’re not usually required but can be a nice-to-have if you’re using it without a Coupe case. We sell the right-sized standoffs here: [https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/brass-m2-5-standoffs-for-pi-hats-black-plated-pack-of-2](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/brass-m2-5-standoffs-for-pi-hats-black-plated-pack-of-2) The Sense HAT should plug in fine to a Pi with a Coupe case, there’s no need for any extended GPIO. Standoffs are unnecessary with the Coupe case,in fact they wont fit anyway! ---
**Author:** ![smithy1155](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@smithy1155](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/smithy1155)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405/3 "2016-11-25T12:22:14Z")
That’s brilliant thank you very much for the response ---
**Author:** ![MarcT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@MarcT](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/MarcT)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405/4 "2017-01-12T19:13:49Z")
Hello Pimoroni Crew! The sense HAT does plug in fine when used with a PiBow coupe case, but the mini-joystick on the HAT is in a corner of the board which could really do with extra mechanical support. Do you think you could come up with something? Maybe a nylon spacer to sit between the board and the case, along with some pins. What do you think? I reckon there’d be a few takers. Cheers, Marc ---
**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405/5 "2017-01-12T22:22:50Z")
We quite often use adhesive rubber feet for this purpose, do you think that might work? I also tried some small double-sided nylon keyhole clips that popped into the top of the PiBow and into the mounting holes of a HAT, but I couldn’t find ones that were quite the right length. ---
**Author:** ![MarcT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@MarcT](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/MarcT)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pibow-sense-hat/3405/6 "2017-01-13T19:05:46Z")
Adhesive rubber feet could well work. Simple and effective! The nylon keyhole clips sound interesting as well. I did wonder about using short nylon PCB standoffs and nylon screws, but I was hoping you might have a ready-made solution. Anyhow - Thanks for the ideas! :)